Robertson v Boe Williams Lawyers

[2013] QCA 252

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Appeal
2. › Leave to appeal
3. › District Court of Queensland
4. › Test for leave
5. › Whether substantial injustice or reasonable argument of error
6. › District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld), s 118(3)
1. Legal Profession
2. › Costs
3. › Assessment of legal costs
4. › Assessable costs
5. › Whether trust account statement is a bill of costs
6. › Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), ss 300, 330(1), 335
1. Legal Profession
2. › Costs
3. › Itemised bill
4. › Application for itemised bill
5. › Time limits
6. › Whether application out of time
7. › Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), ss 332, 335(5), 335(6)

Quick Take

A trust account statement is not a bill of costs capable of forming the basis of an application for assessment of legal costs under the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld). An application for an itemised bill under s 332 must be made within the 12-month time limit in s 335(5), and affidavit material in support must comply with r 743A(5) UCPR by identifying specific grounds of dispute as to costs or liability.